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Hey-I'm shocked that I actually enjoyed it!

I have watched four dramas from this company (including this one) and I must say that this series takes the cake! I can safely say that I enjoyed this series the most out of the four. The company, though, needs to find away to get there series to the international fans, cause it's really hard to find subs (except for Love Poison 2 hat was made available with English subs on WETV).

Story-8/10
While it was a simple and repetitive story (pretending to be boyfriends), it was still enjoyable. The main coupe were cool. The side couples were awesome. The friends were like the best part adding the majority of the comic relief. The parents/ grandmother was actually bearable (nearly thought that hands needed to be thrown for Ruk's dad). I hated Tunwa so much and was glad with the ending that he did receive (although we don't see it on the screen. but he deserved it!)

Acting/Cast-8.5/10
I am highly impressed with this cast as some of the actors starred in Love Poison 1 and 2 as well as Love at 7-11. Their acting as improved vastly, especially those who starred in Love at 7-11 (I gave them a 5 for their acting). And as such I give them an 8.5/10.

Music-7.5/10
Because I know from the tags that this is a musical, it wasn't as annoying as it was in Love Poison 2 when they burst out singing all the time. And some of the songs were actually quite enjoyable. so for that reason, I give them a 7.5.

Rewatch Valu-8/10
I actually do see myself watching this series again. it was enjoyable and entertaining. Plus, I really liked the best friends antics.

Overall-8/10
This is the highest that I have given to this company to any of their series. I truly did enjoy it and was glad that I binge watched this over a few days. The comments section for once did not lead me astray.

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A surprisingly good ending to a very draggy series

I had placed this series on hold at the end of watching episode sixteen due to the fact that I was getting annoyed with everything- the storyline, the acting- EVERYTHING! So, I watched the remaining four episodes and have now completed this series. And I must say...I was somewhat pleasantly satisfied with the final two episodes of this series.

Story- 6.5/10
I was originally going to give this a 5 due to the fact that after the ML and FL lead got together (which I think is between episode 7 to 10), the story went downhill for me. However, the last two episodes had me in my feelings and actually crying as the story progressed. So, due to that, I am going to give this series a 6.5.

Acting-7/10
I originally hated all of the actors acting, except for the one who plays Ouuyang Kai. He was the only reason why I stayed with this series as his character went thorugh a change for the better. And then especially at the ending where he gave up his life for En Shi (who, by the way annoyed the hell out of me during this whole series, except for the remainig three episodes). However, nearly everyone's acting improved for me in the final three episodes, except for who playdd Lu Bo Ya. Yeah, that character was annoying me so much that I actually think I may have enjoyed the series better if they did a better job with thier big bad.

Music-7.5/10
The music was beautiful.

Rewatch Valu-5.5/10
Here's the thing, if I take out the unnecessary episodes from when the ML and FL got together to when they knew who was behind all the drama, I believe this series may have been better. Due to that, I'm not that eager to rewatch this series so quickly.

Overall-6.5/10
Well, what can I say? What I liked about this series can't really help me score it higher than a 6.5. I would only recommend this series to someone if they literally have nothing to watch and they want to kill time in between something that they want to watch.

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Beautiful series

The first time I saw YT recommend this series, I didn't pay attention to it. But then I saw people here talking about it and that got me curious about GameBoys that I decided to give it a go. And I must say...I am glad that I did as it did not dissapoint it!

Story-10/10
With the simple story of two boys meeting online as Gav beat Cario to evolve into them falling in love with one another (Gav had a crush on Cario) to them dealing with jealous ex-boyfriend's, the death of Cario's dad, meeting each other for the first time, jealousy and abandonment issues- these boys went through all of this and set in the background of COVID-19. They had me crying for them during thier pains, trying to be like Pearl telling them 'get back together, you knuckle heads!' And just seeing how everything played out. And it was done beautifully and realistically.

Also, I would like to add, I felt the kiss here more than in a recent Thai BL that finished this Friday, cause it was a part of thier story- not something just added to apparently appease fans who were furious from the first season due to the lack of kisses.

Acing/Cast- 10/10
All of the actors were phenomenal. Even Terrence and Wesley, who I have a small hatred for cause of them destroying the happiness of my boys. Cario's mom and brother were a breath of fresh air, as they understood what he was going through. I am so grateful in having such positive family members in a BL series, cause some Thai series don't have this and it annoys me.

I LOVED Peral! In the beginning when we are introduced to her, I must say I didn't fascinate her. But as the series progressed, for me she was like us fans, trying to get Gav and Cario together, because you know how much they care for eachother. And in the final episode when Wesley and Terrence were flirting, her reaction was exactly my reaction!

The actors who played Gav and Cario did a fantastic job and I hope that they get more roles in the Philippines.

Music-10/10
The music is top notch that it has me signing along with it!

Rewatch Value-10/10
Although this show made me cry a lot, I would watch it again and cry some more. Everything about this series was perfect that I actually feel to binge watch it very soon.

Overall-10/10
This is the first series that I would recommend to anyone who wants to watch a BL series, even overtaking SOTUS. I love this series so much that I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone.

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This series was subbed by a kind subber that allowed us fans to watch this series till end. It was a little predictable, especially coming down to the end, but it was an okay series.

Story-5.5
I guess cause of how long it took for the series to be fully subbed, that I honestly forgot some of the storyline. So, I advise people to watch it all in one go or watch it over again from the beginning. Cause I have honestly forgotten what happened in the earlier episodes. I still gave it a five for what I do remember and thw last two episodes. I am also giving this score cause of how Toss stood up to his wife, who abandoned him and his baby for Tin, who he now loved. And also for Cho's mother- she was cool. I did give it a low score cause I honestly am annoyed with third characters, who think they deserve a chance to be with the two MC's. And also that third couple ( eventhough they weren't fully a couple) kind of felt a wee bit forced for me as the girl really didn't show that she liked the guy. I mean, okay, they are now together but still, it felt off to me.

Acting/Cast-5
Their acting was okay, as this is looking like their first acting gig.

Music-5
Music was really not here or there with me, which is usually my norm.

Rewatch Value-4
I don't really think that I will watch this series anytime soon as there really was nothing that held my interest to say that I will watch it again.

Overall-5
It started off cute and different but then the last two episodes just annoyed me so much. I can't even remember half of the things that happened in this series due to how long ago I started to watch it.

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Let me start off by saying- all shows that I start to watch, I go in with the full ten stars. It's when the shows progresses over the episodes, my ratings may change or they will stay the same. As for the year 2020, I have yet to given a full ten stars for a series that was made in 2020 and completed in 2020. This series is the same. It started off sooo good for me that I honestly thought that I would give it a ten as well as I thought it would dethrone Sotus as the BL King for me. This was not the case, though.

Story- 8/10
While this story has been told already with Love Sick and My Boy of a fake relationship that then turns into a real one, 2gether the series started off differently. I loved the interaction between the leads and the progress of their 'relationship' throughout every episode- I actually felt giddy and happy by it! (Especially when you just had Sarwat dropping these pick up lines on such a clueless Tine as well as his constant obsession with Tine's chest). Yes, I know that there were some editing issues here and there, but it didn't really effect the story for me, in my opinion. The friends of both of Sarwat and Tine made it enjoyable as they add the comic relief as well as some wise words to the story. I also loved Green! I didn't like him in the beginning, cause I thought that his character was annoying and pushy, but he grew on me! I am gonna miss him! What got me annoyed about this series was episode twelve. Pam was introduced and we now have someone coming in on the second to last episode to confess her love to Sarwat. If whoever wrote the script and the director had just placed this part like some episodes before, I wouldn't hate it as much as I did last week. I still feel like this plotline was not needed for the boys (as it is so used up in BL series so much that it is starting to annoy me!) However, the boys were able to overcome this obstacle and be boyfriends in the end!
I might add that also in that dreaded episode twelve, I didn't like how the supporting couples were treated as Type treated Man like crap. However, he made it up in the final episode and made me so happy for them. I still think that Mil doesn't deserve Phukong and no one is gonna change my opinion about that!

Acting/Cast-9.5/10
I have stated this since this series started, I was highly impressed by the acting skills of both Bright and Win, as this was both boys first leading role in a series (Win's first acting gig). They entertained me when they were Sarawat and Tine and I felt like their acting was on another level for me. And the supporting characters brought their acting skills as well! I totally loved the screen time (no matter how little) that I got of Green, Man, Boss and Tine's friends! They made this series so much enjoyable for me!

Music- 10/10
Now! I have said this in my previous reviews- music is neither here or there to me in these series, cause I honestly do not pay attention to it-like AT ALL. This was not the case for me with this series. There are only three other OST songs that I will have in a loop in my head from Thai dramas that I may even burst out singing a line to. These are the OST for My Ambulance, the OST for UWMA and the closing OST for The Moment. And now there is 2gether the series opening AND closing songs. I usually skip the intro of series and just jump into the episodes, as I have no real care for the music. That was not the case with 2gether the series. I will play the opening and closing for every episode and hum along with the songs. This series also introduced me to Scrubb, who have excellent music. The soundtrack for this series is one of the best that I have seen in awhile.

Rewatch Value-9/10
Not gonna lie, from episode one to ten- I re watched the same week that it came out, cause of how the story enticed me with their plotline and their acting. However, it lost me a bit on eleven and totally lost me on twelve (thirteen got me back, though). Because of that- the rewatch value went down a bit for me. There is still no hesitation that I will rewatch episodes one to ten and thirteen like that! For the other two-I will have to get the strength and energy to watch them, especially episode twelve.

Overall-9/10
This series was good! I enjoyed it, especially episodes one to ten and thirteen. I will definitely recommend this for others to watch.

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It started off good...and then I don't know what happened

When I first started this series, I was happy. Cause while I watched two other supernatural BL's (Ghost Runner and So Much In Love), it started off WAY better than them. But something happened along the way that in the end left me confused and not that eager for a sequel (if they do decide to have one).

Story-6.5/10
I stated before that it started good. And they had some excellent plots in the series. However, they werw timws that I became confused or bored in watching this series. And by watching the series, you can tell who was the bad person( well, at least I could). It left no question about it. Like...you just knew! And then the ending of the series didn't really help it for me. Matter of fact, I was going to give this a 7, but changed it to a 6.5 just because of that ending.

Acting/Cast-6.5/10
I'm going to give a 6.5, cause I felt that no one really shined for me except for Wit and Win. And that was sometimes. Nothing in any of the other actors acting stood out to me.

Music-7/10
The music was okay.

Rewatch Valu-3/10
I'm going on the lower spectrum and give this a three. Cause I was confused andbored in the middle of this series and watching it again is not going to change that for me.

Overall-6/10
Overall I give this series a 6. I felt that they missed an opportunity in twlling a really good story and that's unfortunate. I mean it's the highest that I have given a BL with the tag ghosts, so...yeah. I would not, however recommend this series to others to watch.

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Binge-watched this in one go!

I waited for this series to end, so that I can binge watch it. So, today I did just that and watched all six episodes in one go!

Story-8/10
It's nice to see a different storyline from what we are normally watching. Just imagine what some of these BL actors have to go through, just for thier series to be made and to make a name for themselves is heartbreaking. It was nice to see the other side of the BL world with how they control thier lives bw it through what thwy eat, who they must be seen with and also how to handle thier Twitter/ Instagram pages. However, I felt that there were some areas that were lacking (I don't know what it is- it's just a feeling that I have). So for that I gave it an 8.

Acting/Cast-9
Man I am only giving this series a 9due to Michael's acting as Bas! He was f#$ing phenomenal! Especially in the last episode. The other actors acting were good, no doubt. But, Michael...Michael own was on a higher calibre than thiers!

Music-8/10
The music was actually cute and sweet! I like it!

Rewatch Valu-7.5/10
I am not in any rush to rewatch this series right now. When (or if) they do make a second season and if I need a refresh course in this series, then I will rewatch it. But for now, I'm not that eager to.

Overall-8/10
Overall it was an okay-ish series. I don't know why I was expecting something else and I feel like it wasn't delivered to me. However, Michael as Bas saved this show! Hope to see him in more future roles where I will support him!

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I really don't know what to say. I sat down and watch all three episodes all at once and this has got to be the first series that has dissapointed me this year so far.

Story -5/10
The storyline really didn't capture my attention. I am only giving it a five cause of the supporting characters. I was more invested into them than the MC.

Acting/Cast-6/10
I gave this a six, cause, again, the supporting characters had me invested. I prefered seeing the MC's with thier friends/ families than with each other. Nuea and Vee interacting as friends were more entertaining to me than Nuea and Praram's relationship.

Music-5/10
I really don't pay attention to the music. But the OST was okay for me. Some parts where the music was played in the series was a bit too loud for me, though.

Rewatch Value-1/10
There is no way that I will rewatch this series. I just can't! I'm sorry, but it's a no from me.

Overall-4.5/10
Out of the three different stories, I ranked this the lowest. I won't be watching this again and I just can't recommend it to anyone.

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They did start the majority of the episodes, if not all by giving a warning that this sitcom is made for pure entertainment and that there is no useful knowledge- only drama. The series also state not to ask for any rationality. So, when you watch this series keep that in mind!

Story-8/10
Story? What story? But seriously, they did bring up some important issues and handled them beautifully. However, some weird things did happen in this series that had you shaking your head or laughing out very loudly at it! I did love the MC. Nott actually gave good advice when he spoke to the directly to the audience. Nott and Pun together were also great. The person who stole the show for me was Porpla. I loved this character so much!

Acting/Cast- 9/10
I liked thier acting! They were able to put across the story so well!

Music-8/10
I gave their music an 8 cause the majority of their songs were from WRU? I gave an 8 thier as well.

Rewatch Value-6/10
I may watch this series in the future again, but currently I am not eager to watch it again.

Overall-8/10
This series gave a good message, eventhough we were told to not take it seriously. It was a good show for me!

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A cute heratfelt comedy series that did have flaws

I started this series six days ago and waited patiently for the finale. I will say this- when I started it, I didn't expect to fall for the characters as I was a bit weary in watching it. Yes, for me personally, the series had some flaws. But I still found it enjoyable and loved it!

Story-8/10
I am giving this series an eight. Due to these reasons. Firstly, I felt from episodes eight to ten, something with the editing was a bit off and it didn't make the series flow properly. Secondly, what they did with Bam's character- that was not necessary and needed. And finally (and this is not thier fault), when I watch a series that I truly adore, I always get some kind of feelings. Unfortunately, that did not happen with this series- like at all. But all in all, I liked the story.

Acting/Cast-8.5/10
I liked how everyone acted, actually. My all time fav is Duean and Meen. I loved every minute that they were on the screen and I hope those actors are given more roles. I will most definitely support them.

Music-10/10
The music was most definitely the best part of this series. And then when I went and checked and saw who sang the opening and closing OST- I was floored. I feel in love with the music from the first episode. They really did a great job there.

Rewatch Valu-8/10
I liked this series. However, I am not that eager to rewatch it anytime soon. And if I do rewatch it, it may just be the bits of Duean and Meen (not lying here!)

Overall-8.5/10
Overall I give this series an 8.5/10. While it did have some flaws, I did enjoy it and yeah- I would recommended it to people who want to watch a heartfelt comedy BL series.

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I had high hopes for this series only to be let down with disappointment

Okay, this is not going to be a long review. Just quick and to the point.

Story-6/10
I binge watched the first four episodes and...I liked them. The remaining four, I watched while they were airing and maybe that's the reason why I didn't enjoy it, I guess? (Besides the storyline loosing my interest as it progressed).

There were some scenes that I was not comfortable with. Like everyone just forcefully kissing Daonuea. That just wasn't cool at all. I would also like to add although I didn't like the character of Typhoon in the beginning, I felt that he shouls have gotten a happy ending as well.

I also felt that none of the characters were developed well, which really didn't add anything to the story.

Acting/Cast- 5/10
Unfortunately, no one really wowed me. It was just okay-ish. And i guess since I actually like the four episodes in the beginning due to me binge watching them, I will give thier acting a 5.

Music-8/10
The music is the only good and decent thing about this series. So for that, I will give a 8.

Rewatch Valu-3.5/10
I honestly do not see myself coming back to this series. Heck, I gotta come back to watch what ia foing to happen Daonuea's brother- Khaufah. I may wait for that series to complete or nearly complete before I decide to give that a go.

Overall-5.5/10
Overall, I give this series a 5.5/10. And I am so disappointed because it really did start off good and I was so invested in it. I just don't know what happened as it progressed.

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We have been told this story so many times, yet they were able to put their own twist on it

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

This may seem like a typical Thai BL university story – a boy meets a boy and has a crush on him, the boy confesses to the boy, and both boys are thrown into a situation where they have to work closely together, where the boy who is being crushed on is now developing feelings for the next boy, and then things progress from there.

While this may seem to be the case, it is so far away from just that being the story. We are also introduced to Qinn's ordeal and what he had to face when he was younger, which shows us why he is the way he is and why his relationship with his parents is the way that it is. We are also introduced to Duang and his personality with how positive he is and that nothing can bring this down (a scene with him saying it's okay that the ship is sinking, he can swim and then proceeds to swim on his bed comes to mind to me). I will admit that there were parts where Dung was a bit annoying to me when he was acting like a puppy to Qinn (it got annoying at a point for me, personally).

It was also a plus to see Duang and Qinn when they interacted with their friends and how their friends were so positive with them and supporting them along the way, because sometimes you don't see that in series, so it was a plus here. I felt that this series was able to handle things well, and the progress of the two relationships here (the main and secondary couple) was handled well. I am going to miss Duang, Quinn and the gang and whatever shenanigans that they end up in every week.

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An A for the effort of the concept... and that's it

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

Now, you see, I'm giving an A for effort because when you read the synopsis, it sounds so interesting, and it draws you in to see how the storyline is going to be handled. And then...we get whatever this is that was given up to us. You hire somebody on a contract to do whatever the heck you want to do to him, and all you are offering him is bread and milk?!! Like, that's the majority of what Kim Hae Jun eats throughout this series. And what kind of art class is that where there are only two students?!!! And there's no teacher to supervise them?!!! And apparently people can enter the classroom all willy-nilly even though they are not students?!!! The sad thing here is that the first episode, when I watched it, was okay, and it did make sense with the storyline. It's just that after that...nope.

And to top it off – TO TOP IT OFF – why was there so much unbuttoning of a shirt in one of the episodes? I saw it buttoned; Han Jae Hun unbuttoned it – but in the next take it's buttoned BACK AGAIN with Han Jae Hun unbuttoning it AGAIN!! I also got annoyed when the first time we were so-called introduced to the arts classroom, we had Kim Hae Jun and the girl student drawing in silence!! Look, this series is already only 10 minutes per episode – we can't also have room for silence here!!

And let's talk about that ending – I'm sorry, but it made no sense to me. I mean, I know where they were trying to go with it, but it just didn't make sense to me, as these characters just weren't portrayed right. I felt like I wasted my time watching this series, and I am glad that it's over and I am done with it.

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An entertaining BL lakorn that fizzled in the end

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

Woowhee! the excitement! The drama! The action! This series started off strong in this! It had me hooked every week for the past ten weeks, getting to learn everything about these characters (especially Pheem's family). The way his family was basically survival of the fittest to take over the father's company, and the father just letting them do things once he profits from it in the end.

I adored the relationship between Pheem and Than, even though there was a time I personally wanted to kill Pheem due to what Than went through because of him. But, in later episodes, he proved himself (in my opinion) to be worthy of Than. Were there parts of this series that I felt I got robbed of seeing? Yes, yes there is. While it was not shown, I felt that it was hinted at in the close relationship of Jett, Pheem's brother, and his bodyguard, Phakphum. When one was always in trouble, the other one would do whatever they could to save them, even if it meant that they would face the beatings instead of the other one. Throughout the series, we can see how much they cared for each other. It was also heartbreaking to see that small moment when Pheem's father showed that he wanted his youngest son to be safe coming to the end of the series.

What I will say I am disappointed in was indeed the last episode. We, as viewers, went through sooo much in that last episode, and yet, I still feel it was a bit of a letdown. The true bad person did get her just desserts. But, it would have been nice if the person was punished more for what they have done and caused to the family. And then the ending after putting us, the viewers, through so much for it to end like that. Ugh! I don't want to say too much to spoil it for other viewers out there, be they those who are currently watching it or those who will watch it in the future. But besides this, it was still an entertaining series, and I am glad to have completed another project by Offroad and Daou.

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Not the usual JBL that I watch

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

I would first like to say that I usually don't like series/movies that deal with cheating unless the cheater gets their just desserts. That being said, I actually like this series. It's more than two men, who are both in relationships with other people, coming together and cheating. Both of their relationships are not offering something that they both desire/crave/want – intimacy with their loved ones. And yes, it may be a shock to some viewers, but I honestly believe that they do love their respective partners.

I mean, I personally believe that they should have broken up with their partners before this relationship developed as far as it did – but, as I mentioned before, they loved their significant others. In the span of seven episodes, we the viewers are able to see how much time they have expressed their desires to be intimate with them. I understand the reason for Kaori and her desires for no intimacy. I honestly didn't fully comprehend Fujisawa's own, though. But what I took from this was that these two couples knew that they had an intimacy problem. One partner wanted it, while the next one didn't. As such, someone from the two relationships should have called for a breakup, or at least Kario/Fujisawa should have explained to their boyfriends the reason behind why they don't want to have any intimacy with them.

That being said, I can understand why some people love this series and why some don't. I'm not here to try to change anyone's mind for them to either love or hate this series, as we all may understand this series differently. I'm just here to say that I liked it, and if anyone wants a JBL recommendation that's a bit different from what is usually portrayed, I will recommend this series to them.

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